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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Amazon Shipping Up, PayPal Shipping Down; Gay Couple Found Dead

Amazon Shipping Up, PayPal Shipping Down

It was announced yesterday and good old Amazon, king of us all, is now raising the free shipping eligibility from $25.00 or more to $35.00 or more. And this comes right before the holiday season.

While Amazon doesn't detail why it chose to increase the order minimum, the decision could be a matter of increased shipping costs and an interest in positioning its Prime service as a more attractive option.

I once ordered book plates from Amazon that cost about $6.00. To have them shipped Amazon, king of us all, charged me $12.00.

PayPal, on the other hand, sent out e-mails today stating that they are doing a new Free 2-day shipping thing.

From my inbox:

Congratulations! For a limited time, as a valued PayPal
member, you qualify for free 2-day shipping at some of the nation’s most popular
retailers. Simply pay with PayPal to automatically receive free 2-day shipping
on your next purchase.

Faster shipping just got easier.

- No minimum purchase, no fees, no coupon codes or hidden
charges

- Check out with PayPal to automatically receive free
2-day shipping

Act now because this offer is only available for a limited
time at select merchants!

I actually do use PayPal often because I get paid by several publishers outside the US through PayPal to save time and money on checking and snail mail.

It's interesting to note that Amazon, king of us all, does NOT allow customers to use PayPal as a preferred means of payment.

I highly suggest, from many years of Internet shopping, you stay as far away from Amazon as possible and check out all the other web sites that are available and perfectly safe to use nowadays. I just ordered something from Sallybeauty.com and they now have an even more secure method of payment. And I purchased my iPad directly from WalMart.com and got the best deal around (even better than with a friend's discount who works for Apple), the shipping was free, and the product arrived within two days at my front door.

I just hope I get to see the FTC checking Amazon out, sooner rather than later, and not only with regard to their fake book review policy.

Gay Couple Found Dead

They are calling this a freak accident, and it truly is one of the worst I've ever heard. A gay couple who were arguing slipped and fell to their deaths at a construction site as a result.

When they leaned against a wooden barrier, they fell into the basement area. This is where they died. Meads’ father Stephen said the police had told the family the deaths were a ‘freak accident’ and were not considering taking action against the development company. -

Second Chance: The Complete Series

About Me

Ryan
@ryanfield
Hybrid author of over 100 published modern romance novels and stories, including AN OFFICER AND HIS GENTLEMAN, FANGSTERS, THE RAINBOW DETECTIVE AGENCY and best selling VIRGIN BILLIONAIRE SERIES. (The profile photo isn't very good, but it's really me and it's recent from 2017. I'm not supposed to be a photographer. )
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Second Chance: His Only Choice

Second Chance: The Sweetest Apple

Cowboy Christmas Miracle Glendora Hill Series

The Littlest Christmas Tree

Book 2 Second Chance Series

Best Seller on Allromanceebooks.com

Bad Boy Billionaire: The Actor Learning to Love

I won't give out any spoilers, but this is the first time I've ever worked the attacks on the World Trade Center into a novel (you can see the twin towers in the background on the cover)...it's also the first time I've ever written a strong lesbian theme into the subplot.

The Women Who Love to Love Gay Romance

An Anthology with Ryan Field Press, release date August 30, 2013...links to follow soon.

Fangsters: Clan of the Jersey Boys

At a glance, Anton Pagano looks and sounds just like any other twenty-something. He lives in a mansion in northern New Jersey with his mom and dad, and he's never had to worry about anything other than his wardrobe, his latest new car, and the secret love affair he's been having for years. However, Anton has more than just the love affair to hide: he belongs to a Sicilian vampire mobster clan that migrated to New Jersey in the late 1800s.

The Wall Street Shark

Third installment of the Bad Boy Billionaire series.

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That Cowboy in the Window

Erotic Gay Romance with a twist.

Chase of a Dream

In this 59,000 word unabridged version of the sequel to "Chase of a Lifetime" that contains all of the original erotic scenes, Jim Darling finally finds the happiness he's been chasing for so long. He and Len Mayfield have settled into a quiet routine in their small newly renovated home in the Hollywood Hills, and they enjoy every minute they spend together raising Len's toddler grandson, Culum Mayfied.

An Officer and His Gentleman

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Ravenous Romance

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Pretty Man

Unlike most stories, where the rich and powerful husband dumps the hard working, devoted life partner for someone younger, this one takes a turn in the opposite direction when the rich husband is the one to get dumped. But with young Josh's help, Roland learns in less than a week's time that his future can still hold both earth-shattering sex and a love of real substance.

Whatever, Dude

When a young professional is mistaken for a hooker, the outcome is always shocking.

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